Call for applications from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria for the new Said-Asfari Fellowships for Journalists
The RISJ is pleased to announce the creation of a new Said-Asfari Fellowship jointly sponsored by the Asfari Foundation and the Said Foundation.
This gives a unique opportunity for journalists from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria (resident in the Levant region or Egypt) to benefit from a funded fellowship at the University of Oxford.
The Said-Asfari journalist fellow will spend two terms (six months) in Oxford based at the Reuters Institute, where they join a diverse group of journalists from other parts of the world.
The fellows attend regular seminars each week and occasional special lectures relating to journalism, and they are encouraged to attend other academic and social events at Oxford University. During their stay in the UK arrangements are also made for the fellows to visit several major media organisations such as Thomson Reuters and the BBC.
In addition, the fellows undertake a study project on a topic of their choice, leading to the completion of a 5,000-8,000 word paper at the end of their stay.
Each fellow is assigned an academic advisor; usually an Oxford academic specialising in the Said-Asfari Fellow’s chosen area, for the purpose of this project.
There is a minimum requirement of 5 years’ professional journalistic experience, but exceptional applicants who do not meet this requirement may be considered.
All Institute and University/College fees will be paid by the Fellowship, and the fellows will also receive their travel costs and a modest stipend to cover housing and living expenses.
The Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute supports talented mid-career journalists from around the world whose professional work would be enhanced by a period of reflection, research and intellectual exchange with other journalists in Oxford.
The Fellowship Programme has run for 28 years and has a network of 500 alumni from 89 countries.
Closing date for applications: 25th April 2012 at noon
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